Deputy Headteacher
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XB28 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
19 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale 21-25 (£81,441-£89,830)
What skills and experience we're looking for
In September 2025 TWGSB will be one of the largest boys Grammar schools in the country. Here we all share the same vision: 'To be the best selective boys’ school in West Kent' and our journey towards achieving this continues to be an exciting one. Do you want to be a part of this?
As part of this growth, we are looking to appoint a new Deputy Headteacher. If you are currently an Assistant or Deputy Headteacher, who is looking to increase their leadership skills and impact, then we invite you to apply!
The post holder will be a member of the School Leadership Team and as such will have additional areas of whole school responsibility.
You will be an experienced, proactive and innovative school leader, with a clear strategic vision and the ability to support and develop staff and students. As an outstanding practitioner, you will have a strong and consistent record of success, who constantly stives to raise the achievement of all students. You will have strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate the whole school community.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you the opportunity to work with highly able young people in a supportive, well-equipped and forward-thinking school. We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment and the chance to be part of a fantastic multidisciplinary team, who work hard and support each other to deliver personalised, bespoke education & care.
Further details about the role
We invite you to have an informal conversation (in-person visit or Teams call) with the Headteacher before you make an application, please contact Clare Peck (HR) on cpeck@twgsboys.kent.sch.uk for this to be arranged.
Commitment to safeguarding
TWGSB is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS and check against the ISA Barred List for children. Due to the nature of the school environment and working with children, these job roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is an offence to apply for any role at TWGSB if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to cpeck@twgsboys.kent.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1730 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cpeck@twgsboys.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01892529551
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is a successful and popular selective 11-18 dual-site school, with a site in Tunbridge Wells and a brand new site based in Sevenoaks.
At Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, our curriculum is underpinned by our school values of respect, excellence and determination. Our broad academic curriculum, delivered through the scheduled delivery of lessons and the diverse range of co-curricular activities, provides our students with the opportunity to develop into the individuals we know that they have the potential to become.
We are extremely proud of our excellent academic record and (as a selective school) are committed to achieving the highest standards. That said, our philosophy at Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is that education is about personal development and should give young people every opportunity to explore and learn about the world around them. We hope to empower our students not only to achieve academic excellence but also to develop into global citizens who will go on to make a positive contribution to society.
Staff will benefit from a positive working environment, with strong support for professional development and specialist teaching rooms. We aim for high standards and the pursuit of academic excellence, helping every student to reach their full potential through the development of skills, concepts and knowledge, within the framework of a caring community. Relationships between staff and students are based on trust, mutual respect and a determination to succeed.
Please note that we will only accept CV’s if they are accompanied by an application form, which can be found on our website: https://www.twgsb.org.uk/187/vacancies
We shall review applications as we receive them.
Arranging a visit to Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cpeck@twgsboys.kent.sch.uk.
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